NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Weather data goes back to the late 1800s in Nashville, and in that time the city has seen Thanksgivings that have felt like all four seasons.
Since 1941, Americans have celebrated Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November, which means the holiday can fall on Nov. 22 - 28, marking a time of year when a wide range of temperatures are possible.
Alyssa Clements — lead meteorologist at the National Weather Service (NWS) in Nashville — said Thanksgiving in 1950 started warm and ended snowy.
"On Thanksgiving day, our highs were actually in the 50s and 60s, but we had an Arctic air mass that moved through late that day that dropped our temperatures into the teens and brought a burst of snow with it as well," explained Clements. "Nashville had two inches of snow on Thanksgiving day, but the following day they picked up an additional 7.2 inches of snow, bringing the storm total to 9.2 inches."
The 1950 Thanksgiving snowstorm was one for the history books.
In fact, the impacts were much worse in Midwest states. Snow totals of 40 to 50 inches occurred in parts of Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
After the massive snowstorm, temperatures turned extremely cold. On Black Friday, Nashville recorded a high of 20° and a low of just 3°.
Saturday was even colder, featuring a high temperature of 19° with the low falling all the way down to -1°. According to data, that is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Nashville during the month of November.
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This year, Thanksgiving won't be nearly as wild as it was in 1950, but there are some similarities.
On Thursday, a strong cold front will move through before sunrise bringing cold temperatures. The forecast predicts temperatures won't drop below zero, but we will see lows in the teens and 20s this weekend!